POR vs PARA - 1 Must-Know Rule!
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- čas přidán 3. 03. 2021
- In this video, you'll learn about the Spanish prepositions por vs para.
Specifically, you'll learn about one use of por and para that tends to be the hardest for students to understand and use.
In general, we can use por and para in a number of different ways. But, there are some uses of por and para that students know and use really well.
This video will avoid the easier uses of por and para in order to focus on the use of por and para that is more challenge. The reason for this is that if students can learn how to master this challenging use then they will definitely be able to master all of the other uses of por and para.
Here is a quick preview of what you’ll learn:
- An overview of the challenge area with por vs para
- How to think about por vs para differently
- How to use por and para in 5 useful examples
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What are some other sentences you can come up with for por and para about motivation?
Ok, I am back fresh from playing on duo lingo. I wrote down uses of por and para. I listened to the video again and then read your comment.
As I watched the video again I understand more clearly that this rule only applies in certain contexts. I noticed in my duo lingo lessons the example sentences also don't translate into for. I am going to use the abbreviation NA for not applicable where I think the rule you are teaching us does not apply well. Perhaps some of these examples might become topics of future videos.
1-NA: Van para esas islas hoy
2-NA: El turista sale para Peru
3-NA: Vas para la cathedral.
4-NA: Estuve en Mexico por un mes.
5: Sin duda estabamos preocupados por el.
Looks like the rule applies only to example number five. Interesting in English we say worrying "because of" him, or even better "worried about him". We would not say worrying for him.
An interesting and thought provoking little lesson indeed. One that merits watching more than once, for slow learners to get the idea.
So still a confusing topic but now that it is becoming more clear to me when this rule does and does not apply I guess it helps.
Little words are so easy to say that I guess languages like to give them many different meanings.
if I'm going to med school to please my parents ... para?
Para ayudar a ella, hemos luchado por sus derechos
"Hago compras por ti." -- I'm shopping for you. I'm doing your shopping for you. I'm shopping in your stead.
"Hago compras para ti." - I'm shopping for you. I'm buying something for you.
Thank you for this video, no wonder Spanish has always been called "the Language of God".
That was a terrific explanation of a difficult concept by a gifted teacher. I appreciate the repetition of the perfect (I think!) pronunciation of the Spanish example sentences used to explain the concept. Thank you!
I'm glad it was helpful! 😊
Very clearly explained.😊
Great rule. I'm always appreciative when someone can come up with a guiding paradigm rather than lists of categories or rules with exceptions. Bravo.
Gracias por la explicación, es un vídeo perfecto para mis estudiantes de español 👏🏼
¡Gracias Phoebe! 😊
Words cannot comprehend how much I have had trouble with this concept in Spanish. Now that I have found your channel, I don't think I need another teacher other than you now. This was so easy to understand, I became so joyous when it finally clicked! Thank you for your content!
Thanks for the kind words Luke! 🙏
Pensía que supe todas las reglas de por y para hasta que vi este video. Cada vez veo uno de tus videos, aprendo algo. Gracias por tus clases informativas.
Great explanation, but: After the 14:15 minute marker, you repeatedly use the phrases "por and para" and "directly and indirectly". It would be clearer if the sequences matched one another; por -> indirectly and para -> directly.
You are a great teacher! I really appreciate these videos. You teach in a way that other youtubers and real life teachers haven't been able to teach me. You're a gem!
Thanks for the kind words!! 😊
¡Muchas gracias POR su video! Este es el mejor video que he visto de este tema. Su video me ha ayudado PARA entender más español.
Excelente, amigo. Sigue así. Te deseo lo mejor.
Oh my gosh!! Thank you so much! That is exactly the issue I had with por and para. I have only discovered your channel today. I love your short videos and the explanations in English, but I also like hearing you speak Spanish. Thank you so much.
I have asked multiple native spanish speakers this exact thing, and they never had a good answer. This video is brilliant. Thank you!
When you are a native speaker of a language you don´t know the grammar rules of a sentences or a word you just know that it sounds weird when it is not properly used.
Yes please! Another video with more examples would be very much appreciated. This one helped a huge amount... Now it's just a matter of hearing multiple examples to trigger & embed it into our long term memory✨
Thanks so much✨
Brilliant video Andrew, I finally think that I understand the relationship and use of these two words in Spanish. Keep up the excellent work and let us have some more of your videos 👍
Ya supe cómo usar "para + infinitivo" = "in order to... verb" y "por + infinitivo" = "because of... verb" --- pero, ahora me doy cuenta de que este concepto es también lo mismo sin el infinitivo. !Gracias, Andrew!
I love your videos, and I assign them to my students. You are so clear, and you have great examples!!!
I’ve studied Spanish off and on for many years and this video is the best explanation I’ve ever heard for por and para. Thank you so much.
I am older and just learning Spanish. Thank you for this channel. I can already tell it is helping.
I learn so much more in any of your videos than four years of studying Spanish in high school in America. Thank you
Pure billiance! This explains it better than any other resource I've found! Thank you!
Gracias por el esfuerzo y las ganas que pones para enseñar español.
These videos never get old and are always useful. Thanks for breaking down some of the reasons "why" instead of telling students to memorize a list.
Para mi, todo está muy claro por tus explicaciones geniales.
I will watch the Por and para Over and over. Yes please continue with more Por and Para. Thank you. You’re the. Best!!
the best video I've seen on por and para so far! super helpful! thank you!
Gracias por haber hecho este video para nosotros.
Amazing teacher! Brilliant video! Thank you so much!!
This is one of the very best instructional programs for learning Spanish. I just recently came across this and wish that I had come across this earlier in my study of Spanish. I would very much like to see more instruction on por and para.
Muchas gracias por la lección. Fue una explanacion fantastica. Por favor hace más en esta tema.
This is really helpful! You are a brilliant teacher 🙌🏼
Thanks for the kind words Marieke 😊
Great breakdown of por vs para-keep the videos coming!!!!
Great insight! This video clearly shows that not all the teachers have the same level of insight! Thanks.
This explanation nailed it down perfectly for me. It was like a light bulb went on and stayed on in my head. Brilliant! Thank you!
¡Muchas gracias Andrew! I really enjoy your videos! I like that you explain the concepts in English and then give Spanish examples. There are many other CZcamsrs who explain everything in Spanish, which is great for learning also, but I find it more effective and efficient, for me, to comprehend the concept/rule in English first and then be able to apply it to Spanish. It saves a lot of time and head-scratching for the logistics to be explained in English. Keep it up!
This is the best explanation I’ve ever found- thank you!
Thank you, Andrew: your explanations are clear and understandable. Further videos on 'por' and 'para' in their divers contexts would be great.
You are an amazing teacher! It’s so clear with you. Please, make other videos with the use of Por and Para
Perfect explanation. It’s finally clicking so much more for real
Excellent class thank you. These examples are super helpful. More on this topic please.
Incredibly helpful! Thank you so much!
Por y Para leccion fue incredible. El beneficio directo e indirecto tiene sentido. Gracias POR su ayuada, Por favor haga mas sobre Por y Para. Juan
Excellent explanation. Thank you!
Excellent video. Thank you.
You explain things very clearly, thank you.
Andrew, eres un maestro extraordinario.
One of your best, very well explain, thank you.
This is incredibly helpful. I've been trying to figure this out for a long time!
Thank you so much for the spectacular lesson!!!
You are the best! ¡Muchas Gracias!
Feliz año nuevo. Te deseo amor y prosperidad, salud y felicidad, Andrew. Muchas gracias Andrew por la clara y excelente explicación entre las preposiciones por y para.> Me gustaría ver más videos sobre esta tema, por favor. Erés un maravilloso generoso profesor de español.
You are an excellent teacher!!!
You are helping me achieve my Spanish goals, Great channel!
I really enjoyed your review of por y para and I would like to go in deeper too. Thanks for this lesson.
Good job. Thank you. I hope we hear more. You are a good teacher.
Thank you! Very helpful.
Very thought provoking approach to por/para and motivation!
Wow! What an amazing video. Thanks for the helpful tips!
Thank you for the explanation and it's clarity Andrew, I am very recently retired and learning Spanish and really appreciating your videos, muchas gracias amigo.
Gracias por esta lección!!!!
You’re amazing! Thank you 🙏
This is the best explanation for Por y Para that i have ever watched on youtube. Muchísimas gracias, señor 😇
Thank you very much for your wonderfull explanations
Excellent presentation on this topic.
Wonderful video Andrew. An eternally confusing topic in Spanish - this simple rule helps greatly!!
Wonderful explanation. Andrew is the best!
This was so enlightening and made this nightmare so easy. Thank you!
This was so helpful, thank you!
Thanks Andrew, very helpful explanation.
This video is amazing! It cleared up a lot of my confusion regarding por and para. Thank you!
Excellent lesson.
Muchas gracias por una leccion fantástico
Gracias por tu ayuda con por y para. Ahora entiendo cada palabra mejor.
This was very helpful as I'm starting to learn Spanish
Absolutely brilliant Andrew you make the difficult understandable for which we are all grateful and yes please cover more por and para topics.
Thanks Jean 😊
you are a wonderful teacher, graciac ❤
great explanation! Thanks!
Gracias por la ayuda!
Incredible. Immediately subscribed.
Andrew, your videos are just superb!! A huge thank you!!
Thanks for the kind words!!! 😊
That was really fantastic Andrew, thank you!
This is the first time that I have fully understood the difference, so thank you so much!
In the "por y para ella" example, think of "por" as the father's sacrifice, like two jobs, overtime, etc.
And "para" how to deliver the material obtained from that sacrifice, money, study books, a car, etc.
Outstanding, I love a road map!
Really helpful. Thank you
Excellent. The best explanation I've heard. Looking forward to getting deeper into it once I'm secure with that, para aprendar mas efectivamiente
Me ayudaste! Muchas gracias!
I've just stumbled on your videos and I'm loving them!! Thanks so much!
Thanks for feedback Robin! 😊
Excellent lesson!
Great sir I got my concept clear
Awesome! Super clear! I know you recorded this 2 years ago but yes more examples of por and para (or maybe they're already on your channel?). Very helpful.
What a wonderful video, thank you!
Excellent way to give an intuitive feel for the difference! (I've had my ways of getting it mostly right, such as thinking of "por" as "because of" or "on behalf of" and, more distantly, in it's other use a "by." But you have undergirded the difference with a .) Thanks. Another preposition that I would like some help with, is the surprising (for a native English speaker) use of "con" in "soñar con" and "contar con" - and any other surprising uses of "con."
Great great video, gracias por la leccion !
OH MY GOD! you're such a BRIALLIANT teacher!! I just started learning Spanich by myself about 3 weeks ago and "para" & "por" knocked me off the edge. I've been reading articles and watching a lot of videos, they are good but you are GREAT! my light bulb went off too! I'll hit subscribe after finishing this. Muchas gracias!
Thank you for this excellent explanation of por vs para.
Again, a great video for what can be a vert confusing subject!! Thank you.
¡Muchas gracias! I love your content
Very good explanation thank you
On our travels though Spain, we like to acknowledge when the locals help us out with their English. My wife & I often say: Gracias por hablar inglés para mí, which uses both por & para. It's always appreciated.
Good lesson! Very helpful!
This was a big help. I've been over this topic many times, and I've taken some very bad quizzes that just override the complexity of the questions being posed by giving just "por" or "para," i.e., bad instruction. So thanks for this. Tus ejemplos fueron excelentes.